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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for Divyangjan and Senior Citizens in Barpeta, Assam.
Total of 14507 aids and assistive devices of different categories with value of worth Rs. 553.82 Lakhs will be distributed free of cost among pre identified 2194 Divyangjan & 1880 Senior Citizens.
A ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ for distribution of aids and assistive devices to ‘Divyangjan’ under the ADIP Scheme and to Senior citizens under ‘Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana’  of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India will be organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  in association with ALIMCO and District Administration Barpeta on 8.05.2022 at 12:00 Noon at M.C College Playground in Barpeta, Assam.
A total of 14507 aids and assistive devices of different categories with value of worth Rs. 553.82 Lakhs will be distributed free of cost among pre identified 2194 Divyangjan and 1880 Senior Citizens who were assessed during assessment camps organized by ALIMCO in the various location of Barpeta, District.
Ku. Pratima Bhoumik, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment will be the chief guest of the function. Shri Abdul Khaleque, Member of Parliament , Barpeta  and Shri Naba  Kumar Sarania, Member of Parliament , Kokrajhar  will also be present as Guests of Honour in the function.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY TO CONDUCT THE ‘SAM NO VARUNAH’ COASTAL CAR RALLY
The Coastal Motor Car Expedition will cover the entire Indian Coastline From Kolkata, West Bengal  to Lakhpat, Gujarat 
The Maritime trade has played an important role in Nation’s Economy and the same was emphasised by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his speech, on occasion of 59th Maritime Day on 05 Apr 22. While ensuring the safety and security of the Nation, Indian Navy plays a crucial role in protecting our Maritime trade too.
Surrounded by seas from the three sides, India has a vast coastline of approximately 7500 Kms, which is more than the length of land borders we share with China and Pakistan combined. To awaken the maritime nation and encourage Sea Consciousness, the Indian Navy in association with Navy Welfare and Wellness Association  is undertaking a maritime awareness coastal motor car expedition, “SAM NO VARUNAH” covering the entire Indian coastline in March 2023. The objectives of the expedition include:-
- Celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- Conduct awareness drives along the route about various career opportunities that the Navy offers including the Agnipath Scheme.
- Showcase 'Naari Shakti' by participation of serving women officers and naval wives.
- Instill a sense of adventure and motivate young generation to join the Indian Navy.
- Interact with Naval Veterans/ Veer Naaris enroute.
- Spread awareness about the rich maritime heritage and revival of maritime history by covering various Ports, Forts, Light Houses, Heritage Villages, Beaches etc.
Towards this expedition it is planned to: -
- Flag off the rally from INS Netaji Subhas on 26 Mar 23 from Kolkata and terminate the rally at Lakhpat Gujarat on 19 Apr 23.
- Arrive INS Chilka on the historic occasion of Passing Out of first batch of Agniveers of Indian Navy .
- Conduct awareness campaigns at cities/ villages enroute with the aim to provide information about employment opportunities in the Navy including the Agnipath Scheme.
- Conduct NWWA outreach activities at various old age homes, orphanages, school for special children in keeping with the ethos of community development and empowerment.
- Undertake coastal cleaning at beaches enroute and spreading environmental awareness.
- Visit forts/ light houses/ places of maritime importance along the rally route and spread awareness of our rich maritime heritage.
The expedition planned over 25 days covering approx 7500 Kms passing through all coastal states is partnered with by M/s Mahindra who are providing a fleet of 12 vehicles along with Mastercard India and Indian Oil Corporation Ltd .
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Ministry of Culture
National Mission on Cultural Mapping has mapped data of 14.53 lakh artists/artisans
National Mission on Cultural Mapping  is a scheme administered by the Ministry of Culture conceptualized for the purpose of developing a comprehensive data base of artists, art forms and other resources gathered from cultural organizations in the Ministry of Culture, other Ministries and also States on a robust IT-enabled platform. Relevant data in respect of 14.53 lakh artists/ artisans has been collected from various sources viz. Ministry of Textiles, Sangeet NatakAkademi, Lalit Kala Akademi, Sahitya Akademi, National School of Drama, Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Zonal Cultural Centres, Kalakshetra Foundation etc.
This information was given by Minister of Culture, Tourism and Development of NorthEastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in LokSabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Passing out parade of Recruit Religious Teachers and Commissioning as JCOs
Pune, 30 June 2021
A batch of 30 Recruit Religious Teachers  were commissioned as Junior Commissioned Officers on 30 June 2021 after a colourful Passing Out Parade held at Institute of National Integration , Pune. Brigadier Hardeep Singh Dhodi, Commandant of Institute, reviewed the parade and awarded General Officer Commanding in Chief, Army Training Command Gold Medal and INI Commandant’s Silver Medals to Nb Sub Vikram Sharma of Punjab Regt and Nb Sub Gurpreet Singh of Armd Corps & Nb Sub Mohd Talha of Rajput Regt respectively who distinguished themselves in varied facets of 11 weeks of intense training.
The Commandant congratulated the commissioned JCOs for successful completion of pre commissioning training incorporating subjects related to National Integration, Behaviour & Social Science including Spiritualism, Yoga, Psychological Counselling and Stress Management. The Religious Teachers passing out from INI are ready to perform assigned duties of ‘Dharam Guru’ as also shoulder additional responsibilities of a Psychological Counsellor and Mental Health Mentor in times of stress related environmental dynamics, across varied and harsh terrains along Northern and Eastern Borders. The Commandant further reiterated that these RTs indeed play a very important role towards building up of Morale & Motivation amongst troops and their families, to serve as a catalyst to ensure Unit’s Cohesion, thus contributing to Battle Winning Ethos prevailing in Units.
INI as a premier and unique training institution established in 1985, remains committed in its resolve to serve as Nodal Centre for Behaviour and Social Science, while wholly contributing towards it’s primary mandate of Nation Building through National Integration, as depicted by its logo of ‘Unity in Diversity’.PIB Pune /M.Iyengar/D.Rane
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Special Campaign 2.0 : Cleanliness campaign for quality disposal through coordination among all offices
As part of the “Special Campaign 2.0”, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  is carrying out various activities across the country – from disposing of pending files to maintaining cleanliness at field offices of MoRTH, NHAI, NHIDCL, IRC and IAHE.
The campaign, launched on 2 October, in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision, making working places clean and reduce the pendency of MP references, PMO references, Public Grievances, Parliament Assurances etc, in order to provide better services to the people.
As part of the Campaign, monitoring of disposal of pending MP references, Public Grievances, record management of files etc is being done by MoRTH on a daily basis through a dedicated portal. Efforts are being made for their quality disposal through coordination among different offices.
Accordingly, till 19 October, 347 MP references, 871 Public Grievances have been disposed of while 484 physical files have been weeded out so far. Cleanliness campaigns have been carried out at 2,433 locations, which include toll plazas, Regional Offices & PIU/PMUs of MoRTH/NHAI/NHIDCL.
As part of the campaign, Union RTH Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari himself inspected the Ministry premises recently and gave necessary instructions to the officials to ensure that the area is clean. He also took a review meeting in this regard. MoS RTH General  V.K. Singh also held a review meeting to see the progress of the campaign.
Reports have been pouring in from different parts of the country, where officials and workers are seen to be working in tandem to ensure cleanliness at various toll plazas and Way Side Amenities.
Shri Giridhar Aramane, Secretary, MoRTH while administering Swachhta pledge to the officers and staff of this Ministry, had directed to strictly follow the directions regarding maximum of 4 level of the channel of submission in decision making by Ministry and all its subordinate offices. He advised the officers to maintain absolute integrity and utmost cleanliness in all official dealings to ensure corruption free system.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS FOR VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME
The Government has approved ‘Vibrant Villages Programme ’, on 15.02.2023 covering 2967 villages in 46 border blocks of 19 districts in 4 States and 01 UT viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and UT of Ladakh abutting northern border. Out of these 2967 villages, 662 villages in the aforesaid mentioned States/UT have been identified for coverage on priority.
State/UT wise list of 662 villages are as follows:
Arunachal Pradesh : 455
Himachal Pradesh : 75
UT of Ladakh : 35
Sikkim : 46
Uttarakhand : 51
Financial allocation approved for the VVP from 2022-23 to 2025-26 is as below:-
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Scheme Component
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Cost Estimate/Proposed Outlay 
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FY
2022-2023
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FY
2023-2024
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FY
2024-2025
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FY
2025-2026
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Total
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Road component
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0.00
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500.00
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1000.00
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1000.00
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2500.00
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Other components
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50.00
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700.00
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750.00
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800.00
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2300.00
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Grand Total
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4800.00
As the programme has been approved on 15.02.2023, budgetary allocation could not be provided for VVP during Financial Year  2022-23. Budgetary provision for FY 2023-24 would be available in due course in view of the approved financial allocation.
Under the Vibrant Villages Programme, following focus areas of interventions have been identified for comprehensive development of villages-  Economic Growth – Livelihood generation  Road Connectivity  Housing & Village Infrastructure  Energy including renewable energy through Solar and Wind power  Television & Telecom Connectivity including setting up of IT enabled Common Service Centre in the village  Regeneration of eco-system  Promotion of tourism & culture  Financial inclusion  Skill development & entrepreneurship  Development of co-operative societies for managing livelihood opportunities including agriculture/horticulture, cultivation of medicinal plants/herbs etc.
Concerned States/UT have been informed about the approval of programme and requested to initiate planning process for the villages. They have also been requested to organize activities like fairs/festivals, cultural programme, visit of school children, visit of senior state/district officials, tourism related activities, promotion of handicrafts etc. in the villages identified for coverage on priority. Similarly, Central Ministries/Departments have been requested to ensure convergence of their ongoing Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes and organize activities of their Ministries/Departments in the identified villages.
The year-wise data for last five years in respect of residents migrated from the border villages, identified for coverage under VVP, is not available.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nisith Pramanik in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Communications
Ambulances for Postal Staff: Maharashtra Postal Circle
Mail Motor Vehicles converted into Ambulances; has medical aids, including oxygen cylinder
Stationed at Kolhapur, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur
In its efforts towards the fight against the Pandemic, Maharashtra Postal Circle has introduced four ambulances for the welfare of Postal Staff. Chief Postmaster General, Maharashtra Circle Shri H. C. Agrawal flagged off the ambulances on 01st June 2021 from Circle office, Mumbai.
These ambulances are equipped with necessary medical aids, including oxygen cylinder and were prepared by Mail Motor Services, Mumbai by converting Mail Motor Vehicles into ambulances. Temporary license to operate these ambulances has also been obtained. These ambulances are stationed at Kolhapur, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur for the benefit of the members of the Postal family.
Postmaster General , Shri Ganesh V. Sawaleshwarkar, Senior Manager  Shri S.B. John V. Luke, and Deputy Manager  Shri M. B. Dapse, were present on the occasion.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Empowerment of Adolescent Girls
Scheme for Adolescent Girls , a sub-scheme under Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services  Scheme, has been universalized from 1.4.2018 for the out-of-school girls age group of 11-14 years for their self-development and empowerment to improve their nutrition and health status, promoting awareness about health, hygiene, nutrition, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health .
The Anganwadiworker undertakes home visits in her area, with the help of PRIs, school teachers and other stakeholders to identify out-of-school girls in the age group of 11+ to 14 years and advises them to register themselves under the scheme for availing the services.
Intensive IEC campaign and community mobilization is envisaged in the scheme to raise awareness through activities like mid-media activities, kalajathas and street plays. Periodical review is conducted from time to time through video conferences, review meetings etc.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways’ Chandigarh Railway Station awarded 5-Star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification by FSSAI
The ‘Eat Right Station’ certification is awarded by FSSAI to railway stations that set benchmarks in providing safe and wholesome food to passengers
Chandigarh Railway Station becomes the fifth Railway station in India to get this recognition
Indian Railways’ Chandigarh Railway Station has been awarded a 5- star 'Eat Right Station' certification for providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers. This certification is granted by FSSAI to railway stations adhering to standard food storage and hygiene practices. The 'Eat Right Station' certification is awarded by FSSAI to railway stations that set benchmarks in providing safe and wholesome food to passengers. The station is awarded a certificate upon a conclusion of an FSSAI-empanelled third-party audit agency with ratings from 1 to 5. The 5-star rating indicates exemplary efforts by stations to ensure safe and hygienic food is available to passengers.
The certification is part of the 'Eat Right India' movement- a large-scale effort by FSSAI to transform the country's food system to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable food for all Indians. Eat Right India adopts a judicious mix of regulatory, capacity building, collaborative, and empowerment approaches to ensure that our food is suitable both for the people and the planet.
Chandigarh Railway Station becomes the fifth station in India to get this recognition. The other railway stations with this certification include Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station; , Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus; , Mumbai Central Railway Station;  and Vadodara Railway Station.
Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd.  has been entrusted with the mandate to undertake Facility Management at five railway stations, namely, KSR Bengaluru, Pune, Anand Vihar, Chandigarh and Secunderabad, to enhance customer experience and make travel a safe and hassle-free experience. IRSDC is committed to redefine passenger experience and set a benchmark in the development, redevelopment, operation and maintenance of railway stations in India. IRSDC has many firsts to its credit in the facility management, including ‘Water from Air’ Water Vending Machine, Fit India Squat Kiosk, Eat Right Station with the highest rating, digital locker, generic medicine shop, mobile charging kiosk, a retail store by a start-up and a food truck.
Shortly, IRSDC will be undertaking Facility Management of 90 more stations in a phased manner.
Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister holds 2nd review meeting on CAPEX of CPSEs
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today held Video Conference with Secretaries of the Ministries of Civil Aviation, and Steel, and the Chairman Railway Board , along with the CMDs of 7 Central Public Sector Enterprises  belonging to these Ministries, to review the Capital Expenditure in this Financial Year . This was 2nd meeting in the ongoing series of review meetings that the Finance Minister is conducting with various stakeholders to accelerate the economic growth in the background of COVID-19 pandemic.
The combined CAPEX target for FY 2020-21 for these 7 CPSEs is Rs. 24,663 crore. In FY 2019-20, against the CAPEX target of Rs.30,420 crore for these 7 CPSEs, the achievement was Rs. 25,974 crore i.e. 85 %. During Q1 of FY 2019-20, achievement was Rs. 3,878 crore  and achievement of Q1 of FY 2020-21 is Rs. 3,557 crore .
While mentioning the significant role of CPSEs in giving a push to the growth of the Indian economy, the Finance Minister encouraged the CPSEs to perform better to achieve their targets and to ensure that the capital outlay provided to them for the financial year 2020-21 is spent properly and within time. Smt. Sitharaman said that better performance of CPSEs can help the economy in a big way to recover from the impact of COVID-19.
The Finance Minister asked the concerned Secretaries and the Chairman Railway Board to closely monitor the performance of CPSEs in order to ensure capital expenditure of 50% of capital outlay by the end of Q2 of FY 2020-21 and make appropriate plan for it. Smt. Sitharaman stated that unresolved issues should be flagged immediately to the DEA/DPE/DIPAM for immediate action on them. The Finance Minister said that she will hold such review meetings on the performance of CAPEX of CPSEs every month.
The CPSEs discussed constraints being faced by them especially due to COVID-19 pandemic. The Finance Minister stated that extraordinary situation requires extraordinary efforts and with collective efforts, we will not only perform better but also help the Indian economy to achieve better results.
Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds nation’s first Water Metro in Kochi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the nation’s first Water Metro in Kochi.
Sharing a tweet by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“इस शानदार उपलब्धि के लिए बहुत-बहुत बधाई! कनेक्टिविटी की दिशा में यह एक सराहनीय कदम है, जिससे ग्रीन ग्रोथ को भी काफी बल मिलेगा।”
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Average life expectancy at birth improved by 20 years; an increase in age from 49.7  to 69.7  has been registered
Under Five Mortality Rate  reduced from 45 in the year 2014 to 35 in the year 2019
As per the latest report titled Sample Registration System  based Abridged Life Table 2015-19 published by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India, the average life expectancy at birth has increased from 49.7 during 1970-75 to 69.7 during the year 2015-19 registering an increase of 20 years during this period.
As per the SRS Report 2019 published by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India, the country has experienced notable improvement in child mortality by reducing the Under Five Mortality Rate  from 45 in the year 2014 to 35 in the year 2019. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare , Govt. of India provides support to States/UTs in the implementation of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition  Strategy under National Health Mission  based on the Annual Programme Implementation Plan  submitted by the States/UTs for improving the overall health of the children in the country.
Some of the key interventions of Government of India are Facility Based New-born Care, Community Based care of New-born and Young Children, Mothers’ Absolute Affection  Programme, Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully  Initiative, Universal Immunization Programme , Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakaram , Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres , Intensified Diarrhea Control Fortnight / Defeat Diarrhea  Initiative, Anaemia Mukt Bharat  Strategy, etc.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Dedication of new services at ESIC Medical College, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad
Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister for Labour & Employment  and Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for Home Affairs jointly dedicated new services and equipment at ESIC Medical College, Hyderabad yesterday.
The services and equipment dedicated are:
- Innovative Portable Point of Care RTPCR, a user friendly, quick sample processing device for COVID patients.
- Remote Health Monitoring System – COVID BEEP services to COVID and Non-COVID patients, a comprehensive indigenously developed Physiological Parameter Monitoring System to measure remotely Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Body Temperature, Respiratory Rate and Oxygen Saturation. It is the first of its kind wearable device that gives all parameters simultaneously. Patients simple wear it and the recording are automatically saved in the App and Gateway. The device can be controlled by the doctors remotely for measuring Blood Pressure.
- COVID safe Incubators for New Born Babies, indigenously developed by modifying existing incubators.
- Round the clock in-house Dialysis Services with 50 Dialysis Beds: There are about 600 dialysis patients attached to this hospital who were being referred in the past to the private hospitals. During the pandemic, referral and transport has increased the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, with starting of the dialysis services, all ESIC Insured Persons and beneficiaries at Hyderabad will get the dialysis services in-house.
Labour Minister praised the efforts undertaken by ESIC Medical College, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad to provide its services to Covid-19 patients besides our Insured Workers. So far, this Medical College has tested more than 50,000 COVID samples. Dr Srinivas, Dean, ESIC Medical College, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad briefed the dignitaries about various facilities available at Medical College and Hospital.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister to interact with IPS Probationers
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall be interacting, through video-conference, with IPS Probationers during the Dikshant Parade Event at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy  at 11 AM on Friday, the 4th September 2020.
131 IPS probationers including 28 Lady Probationers have completed 42 weeks of Basic Course Phase-I training at the Academy.
They joined the Academy on 17 Dec 2018 after completing their Foundation Course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. Mussoorie and at Dr Marri Channa Reddy HRD Institute of Telangana. Hyderabad with other services like IAS, IFS etc.
During the Basic Course Training at SVP NPA, probationers are imparted training in various indoor & outdoor subjects like law, investigation, forensics, leadership & management, criminology, public order & internal security, ethics & human rights, modern Indian policing, field craft & tactics, weapon training & firing.